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Venezuelan

American  
[ven-uh-zwey-luhn, ‑-zwee-] / ˌvɛn əˈzweɪ lən, ‑ˈzwi- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the republic of Venezuela.


noun

Venezuelans plural
  1. a native or inhabitant of the republic of Venezuela.

venezuelan British  
/ ˌvɛnɪˈzweɪlən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Venezuela or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Venezuela

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A US soldier is facing federal charges for using classified information to bet on online prediction markets related to the US operation in January to capture former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

That music that accompanied him during the making of the film was that of Venezuelan electronic artist Arca, who created original tracks for “Barrio Triste.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Venezuelan and foreign volunteers are providing medical care in tents set up in open areas and distributing food.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

She added that American rescue workers and Venezuelan armed forces members “were seen as one team.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Martin had the Venezuelan pox, they told the Irish girl, caught from a tainted bag of feed, and the doctor forbid anyone to enter the house until it had run its course.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Also on Tuesday, a venezuelan opposition party - Voluntad Popular - said its national coordinator Freddy Superlano had been detained.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2024

Normally, there will be radicals and influenced people who will reject migration; in my particular case, I will keep helping esch venezuelan I encounter.

From New York Times Mar. 1, 2018

Some Venezuelans, draped in the country's flag, supported the prosecution.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

They took down beachside residential towers where wealthier Venezuelans from the nearby capital, Caracas, escaped for weekend getaways, and cheaply constructed low-income high-rises where Styrofoam was used as filler between cement slabs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

An AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll released Friday found that two-thirds of Venezuelans rejected the government’s handling of the disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

A former Nigerian government official told AFP that when Abuja rebuffed US overtures to take in Venezuelans last year, "we knew there would be consequences".

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

Without delay, the couple dropped their Mausers, which were caught by the young Venezuelans.

From Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound by Clair, Victor St.

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